Ribbon-clasp



(No Model.)

B. L. TIEDE.

RIBBON CLASP. No. 458,289. Patented Aug. 25,.1891.

' WITNESSES INT EN 0R NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

EMIL L. TIEDE, OF BELMOND, IOWA.

RIBBON-CLASP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 458,289, dated August25,1891.

Application filed March 16, 1891.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMIL L. TIEDE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Belmond, in the county of \Vright and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ribbon-Clasps; and Idodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to ribbon-clasps; and it consists of aseparableclamp between which the ribbon is drawn as it is needed, which willprevent the free end from unwinding, as will be hereinafter moreparticularly set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which the samelettersindicate corresponding parts in each of the figures, Figure 1 isa perspective view of my clasp as applied to a roll of ribbon. Fig. 2 isa similar view of the clasp separated.

In selling ribbon from the roll the end must be secured in some mannerafter each piece has been cut off to prevent the entire roll fromunwinding. If a pin be used, it makes a hole, which spoils the ribbon atthe end and also at the place where it passes through the ribbonbeneath. If the clamp be used and be fastened to the center of the rollor extend around its periphery, any decrease in the diameter of the rollas the ribbon is used is apt to make the clamp too loose to be veryeffective. To avoid these defects I have invented a clasp which can besecured to the outer layers of the roll, which will always exert thesame power upon the free end of the ribbon, whether the roll be large orsmall.

My clasp consists of a single piece of wire, the central portion ofwhich A is straight and as long as the ribbon is wide on which the claspis to be used. The wire at each end of this central straight portion isbent into a circle B of greater or less diameter, which is bent at rightangles to the central portion, so that it will lie fiat against the sideof the roll of ribbon, or substantially so. The free ends of these loopsare brought up on the inner sides of the circles, so that they are heldfrom Serial No. 385,180. (No model.)

the loops is formed into a hook O, which extends a slight distance abovethe straight central portion A, and the free end D of the other loop isextended a corresponding distance above the straight portion and thenbent so as to lie parallel with the straight portion A, with itsextremity adapted to be caught under the hook C. To facilitate themovement of the clasp upon the ribbon, I prefer to place a hollow shellor roller E upon the straight portion D. This roller may be made of anyconvenient size and of any suitable material, although I find that ashort glass tube ans wers the purposes very well. In applying the claspto a roll of ribbon the end D is unloosened from the hook 0, one or morelayers or turns of the ribbon are unwound from the roll and passed inbetween the straight portions A and D, and the end of the ribbon thenpasses around the roll and in between the straight portions. The rollerE is then placed in position and the end of the clamp D is sprungintothe hook C, which will cause the ribbon to be held tightly betweenthe roller E and the straight portion A, with the loops B extendinginwardly upon each side of the roll of ribbon. Owing to the fact thatthe free ends'of the loops pass up freely under or at the ends of thestraight portion A,- the roller may be separated to a greater or lessextent from the straight portion A, thereby enabling the clasp to beapplied to materials of different thickness. After the clasp has beenapplied and it is desiredto draw off any of the ribbon from the roll,all that is necessary is to catch hold of the free end that is leftprojecting beyond the clasp and pull on it the same as would be done ifthe clasp were not used. The angle formed by the straight end of theribbon leaving the roll will be sufficient to make the clasp move alongbetween the layers of ribbon as the roll is gradually unwound until theentire amount of the ribbon has been drawn off. After the desired amountof ribbon has been cut oif lateral displacement. The free end of one ofthe loose portion is wound upon the roll in the usual manner, and theclasp drawn around the roll as it is thus wound until the free end ofthe ribbon is secured as it was before any of the ribbon was unwound.

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Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A ribbon-claspconsisting of a single piece of wire provided with retaining-loops forholding it upon the roll of ribbon and having the free end of one of theloops formed with a hook or catch, two parallel bars,

the free end of the upper of said bars being straight portion and beengaged by the hook, substantially as described.

3. The ribbon-clasp formed from a single piece of wire, having astraight central portion and a circular spring-loop at each end, saidloops being bent at right angles to the straight portion and one of themterminating in a hook and the other one in a clampingbar adapted tolieparallel with and adjacent to the straight portion and be engaged withthe hook, and a hollow shell or rollerupon said clamping-bar,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

EMIL L. TIEDE.

WVitnesses: i

F. J. COVERT, N. REESE.

